I. Masser & Bernadette Williams 
Learning from Other Countries: The Cross-National Dimension in Urban Policy Making [PDF ebook] 

Looking at the lessons we can learn from international research in urban and regional planning, this book explores the challenges in using cross-country studies.  The contributors address how to approach researching planning in other countries, and how to then diffuse the planning information.  Key topics include:

• comparable urban data, and how to use it


• working with international agencies


• methodological issues in cross-country research


• translating theory into practice

Case studies include researching new towns in France and Poland,  and problems doing empirical work in Eastern Europe.